Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission

It was launched in 2011 by Ministry of Rural Development as a restructured form of Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana. It aims at reducing poverty by enabling poor to access gainful self-employment and skilled wage unemployment opportunities.

• It is based on following parameters – Building community support, Access to financial services & skill upgradation. Following schemes have been undertaken to ensure the same –

1. Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY)

• It was included as a sub-mission in 2017. It aims at providing self-employment under NRLM by facilitating poor to operate public transport services in backward areas.

2. Startup Village ....